Brian Billick was coach of the Ravens the last time the team had a chance to repeat as Super Bowl champions, so I was interested to hear his thoughts on what the Ravens are doing the second time around.

The sight couldn’t have been easy for Ravens fans: Ed Reed wearing a Houston Texans’ hat and later holding up a blue No. 20 jersey.
For Reed, a Raven for 11 seasons and one of the franchise’s best ever players, it wasn’t an...

As we learned last week, members of the Ravens’ 2000 championship squad are rooting for the 2012 team, but if the modern-day Ravens could go back in time and play them, the 2000 team is confident it would win.
"If you asked me to pick a team to...

Saturday, six men were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: defensive linemen Chris Doleman and Cortez Kennedy, offensive tackle Willie Roaf, center Dermontti Dawson, running back Curtis Martin, and cornerback Jack Butler. Meanwhile, former coach...

The Ravens aren’t expected to take a cannonball dive into the talent pool when free agency begins Tuesday at 4 p.m. So here are my condolences in advance if you purchased a custom-made, purple Vincent Jackson or Mario Williams jersey in anticipation...

The new Ravens owner was sitting on stage at the Inner Harbor, and looking quite uncomfortable. On Nov. 6, 1995, Art Modell announced that he was moving the Browns from Cleveland to Baltimore, and while local politicians couldn't hide their enthusiasm, Modell appeared embarrassed.
Only seconds after the news conference ended, Modell was ushered off the stage like the president of the United States, completely surrounded by security. But he left his limousine window open for a few seconds, so I approached...

Ray Lewis' statement to the media today at the Under Armour Performance Center:
“I talked to my team today and I talked to them about life in general. Everything that starts has an end. It’s just life. For me, today, I told my team that this would be my last ride. I told them I just felt so much peace in where I am with my decision because of everything I’ve done in this league. I’ve done it, man. There’s no accolade that I don’t have individually but I’ve never...

Alonzo Mourning, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist, seven time NBA All-Star and a member of the 2006 NBA champion Miami Heat, and five athletes from the peninsula Terry Kirby, Lisa Rice, Chris Slade, Ron Springs, and Walt "Fuzzy" Ward headline the list of 2011 inductees into the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame. The class will be feted on November 5, 2011 at the Renaissance Hotel in Portsmouth, VA.
Also joining Mourning, Kirby, Rice, Slade, Springs, and Ward in the Fifteenth Anniversary...

Two former Ravens — tight end Shannon Sharpe and cornerback Deion Sanders — will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame today in Canton, Ohio.
Sharpe signed with the Ravens in 2000 and spent two seasons with the team. He caught 140 passes for 1,621 yards and seven touchdowns.
Sanders, the outstanding cornerback/kick returner and sometime wide receiver known as "Prime Time" with five teams, is a two-time Super Bowl winner and was the Defensive Player of the Year in 1994. Sanders ended a three-...

Deion Sanders and Shannon Sharpe both used to talk a good game after they danced, pranced and entertained fans and media.
But it took much more than talk and showmanship to reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame, where both men were enshrined Saturday night along with Marshall Faulk, Richard Dent, Chris Hanburger, Les Richter and Ed Sabol.
Sharpe and Sanders are the second and third former Ravens inducted into the hall, following defensive back Rod Woodson.
"The people from the Hall of Fame tell me I...

ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer Thursday attributed Ed Reed's negative comments earlier in the week about Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco to "insecurity" on the part of Reed and the Ravens defense.
"I took that comment as a little insecurity by Ed and the defense," Dilfer said in answer to a Sun question during a conference call. "[I see it as Reed saying] 'Hey, we know we're going up against Tom Brady. Maybe, we can't hold him like we did the Houston Texans. And we need a little bit more from the offense.'"...